Wildland Fire Equipment Development Branch Chief

Department of Interior; Boise, Northern (ID, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of the Interior's National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID, seeks a Branch Chief for Equipment Development to provide national leadership, technical direction, and program direction for wildland fire equipment development and safety used in interagency fire management.

The incumbent will lead efforts across federal, state, and local partners, guiding equipment standards, testing, risk management, and lifecycle management to ensure equipment reliability and safe operations.

Qualifications

• Directed state/regional or national wildland fire or fleet programs and subordinate supervisors.
• Allocated significant resources and resolved complex technical, operational, safety, acquisition, and workforce issues across programs.
• Exercised engineering authority for equipment design, testing, standards, risk management, recalls, contracts and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Branch Chief for Equipment Development, providing national leadership, technical direction and program direction for wildland fire equipment safety.

Skills

Wildland firefighting

Program management

Engineering authority

Budget management

Contracts

Job description

Department of the Interior's National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID, seeks a Branch Chief for Equipment Development to provide national leadership, technical direction, and program direction for wildland fire equipment development and safety used in interagency fire management.

The incumbent will lead efforts across federal, state, and local partners, guiding equipment standards, testing, risk management, and lifecycle management to ensure equipment reliability and safe operations.